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Angels from above

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, “Arctic Angels,” descend after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, while conducting joint forcible entry operation at Malemute Drop Zone, JBER, during exercise Arctic Aloha, Nov. 2, 2023. Arctic Aloha is a joint Army and Air Force exercise designed to prepare the 11th Airborne Division’s paratroopers for decisive action operations in the U.S. Army Pacific area of responsibility and validate the ability to establish an intermediate staging base in the Pacific and follow-on joint forcible entry in the Arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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Air Force defenders perform tactical movements during 2023 Defender Flag at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 23, 2023. The live-fire field exercise, hosted by the Air Force Security Forces career field and executed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, tested and validated base defense operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Antonio Salfran)

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Gunship maintenance

Staff Sgt. Andrew English, 4th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, inspects a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 31, 2023. English is the recipient of the 2023 United Service Organization Airman of the Year award for extinguishing a fire that started in the cockpit of an AC-130J while in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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Takeoff by the Strip

An HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron takes off to participate in a combat search and rescue training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 23, 2023. One of the HH-60W's primary missions is to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus)

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Smoke and Thunder

Tech. Sgt. Paul Wyckoff, 18th Combat Weather Squadron staff weather officer, walks through a cloud of smoke during exercise Thunder Challenge 2023 at Fort Liberty, N.C., Oct. 16, 2023. Thunder Challenge is an annual exercise in which combat weather teams come together to compete in events that test their knowledge of CW operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Spencer Slocum)

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Tight formation

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron fly over RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Oct. 14, 2023. Operating with a variety of U.S. Air Force aircraft and units in Europe aids in maintaining a ready and postured force prepared to respond to and support global operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Hayman)

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Preflight checks

A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 494th Fighter Generation Squadron performs preflight checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to the aircraft’s departure from RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, for a deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 16, 2023. The 494th Fighter Squadron will be assigned to 9th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Central), where they will be postured to support contingency operations, and protect coalition forces and citizens abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Gibson)

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Jolly Green refueling

An HH-60W Jolly Green II and HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 34th Weapons School perform a flyover over Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 9, 2023. The mission of the Combat King II is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling and forward area ground refueling missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Josey Blades)

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Gaining altitude

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing conducts flight operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2023. The F-22, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances to defeat threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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Ready to go

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron idles on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 3, 2023. The B-52 has been the backbone of America’s strategic bomber force for more than 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Wilson)

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Bank on it

Two F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing conduct flight operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 28, 2023. The F-22 is a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force and is designed to project air dominance rapidly and at great distances to defeat threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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Decontamination preparation

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Ronan, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment manager, prepares to decontaminate members of the French air force as part of a scenario during NATO exercise Toxic Trip 23 at Koksijde Air Base, Belgium, Sept. 27, 2023. The annual exercise increases interoperability while continuing to strengthen the relationships between NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

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Holding the line

Senior Airman Tyler Copley, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal operations manager, secures a position during an exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 20, 2023. The EOD flight performs various special tasks during training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle Ferrari)

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Inflight patient care

Lt. Col. Paul Sanford, a simulated patient, and Staff Sgt. Kiera Rivera Cortes, an aeromedical evacuation technician, both with the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, simulate a breathing treatment during an inflight training scenario aboard a 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-46A Pegasus over Oklahoma City, Sept. 16, 2023. Guardsmen with the 137th AES and 156th AES received their initial flight certifications by conducting various medical scenarios that could occur in an actual mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Erika Chapa)

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Commando formation

A formation of MC-130J Commando II aircraft assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron fly near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2023. Crews conducted the four-ship formation flight as part of a demonstration for the 94th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Fiorilli)

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Splash landing

Special operations Airmen land at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during an exhibition for the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, Sept. 20, 2023. The JCOC is the Defense Department’s oldest and most prestigious public outreach program, inviting select groups of civilians to the Pentagon and military bases to engage with troops and leaders from each of the armed services and observe their work on land, at sea, and in the air at various locations throughout the United States. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

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Friendly skies

An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron prepares to conduct a flyover near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 15, 2023. The 1st Special Operations Wing performed a two-ship formation flyover for Military Appreciation Nights at both Fort Walton Beach High School and Navarre High School. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Natalie Fiorilli)

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Locked and loaded

Airman 1st Class Marta Graudina, with the 31st Fighter Generation Squadron, loads an Inert GBU-12 on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during exercise Ample Strike at Náměšť Air Base, Czechia, Sept. 14, 2023. Ample Strike showcases the U.S. Air Force’s ability to operate from locations with varying levels of capacity and support, ensuring Airmen and aircrews are postured to deliver lethal combat power across the spectrum of military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan)

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Combat search and rescue

Two HH-60G Pave Hawks fly overhead during exercise Fury Horizon 23 at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla., Sept. 9, 2023. The combat search and rescue exercise is designed to sharpen the wing’s sustained wartime contingency operations in a contested and operationally limited environment by engaging with realistic tactical challenges during a mass rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)

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Senior Leader Perspective

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Mrs. Sharene Brown, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, Mrs. Jennifer Saltzman, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, Mr. Rahn Bass, Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger Towberman and Mrs. Rachel Rush take part in a panel discussion about the Senior Leader Perspective at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

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